2012 SMART FORTWO COUPE Owners Manual

Indicator and warning lamps
Function Page
:
M
Low‑beam
headlamp
indicator
lamp 65,
169 ;
#
Left turn signal
indicator lamp 68,
169 =
÷
ESP®
warning lamp 167
?
!
Right turn signal
indicator lamp 68,
169 A
D
EPS* warning lamp 167
B
;
Engine malfunction
indicator lamp 171
C
ò
ABS indicator lamp 163
D
$
Brake warning lamp 164
E
5
Engine oil pressure
indicator lamp 171 Function Page
F
?
Coolant
temperature
warning lamp 170
G
®
Fuel cap indicator
lamp 170
H
#
Battery indicator
lamp 168
I
6
SRS indicator lamp 166
J
7
Seat belt telltale 165
K
h
Combination low
tire pressure/TPMS
malfunction
telltale* 172
L
K
High‑beam
headlamp

indicator
lamp 67,
169 Instrument cluster (miles)
23
>> At a glance.
* optional

Instrument cluster (kilometers)
Kilometers
Instrument cluster (Canada vehicles)
Function Page
:
Speedometer
;
Right indicator and
warning lamp display
25
=
Adjusting instrument
cluster illumination
92
Setting digital clock 88
?
Multifunction display 86
A
Center indicator and
warning lamp display
25
B
Selecting display for
status indicator
90
Setting digital clock 88
C
Left indicator and
warning lamp display
2524
Instrument cluster (kilometers)>> At a glance.

Indicator and warning lamps
Function Page
:
M
Low‑beam
headlamp
indicator
lamp 65,
169 ;
#
Left turn signal
indicator lamp 68,
169 =
÷
ESP®
warning lamp 167
?
!
Right turn signal
indicator lamp 68,
169 A
D
EPS* warning lamp 167
B
;
Engine malfunction
indicator lamp 171
C
!
ABS indicator lamp 163
D
J
Brake warning lamp 164
E
5
Engine oil pressure
indicator lamp 171 Function Page
F
?
Coolant
temperature
warning lamp 170
G
®
Fuel cap indicator
lamp 170
H
#
Battery indicator
lamp 168
I
6
SRS indicator lamp 166
J
7
Seat belt telltale 165
K
h
Combination low
tire pressure/TPMS
malfunction
telltale* 172
L
K
High‑beam
headlamp

indicator
lamp 67,
169 Instrument cluster (kilometers)
25
>> At a glance.
* optional

Steering wheel gearshift control
Function Page
:
Multifunction display 86
;
Right shift paddle
3
:
Upshift 85
=
Left shift paddle
3
:
Downshift 85
i
Model pure only:
The
steering wheel in this vehicle varies
from steering wheel illustrated.
3 Model passion and BRABUS only. 26
Steering wheel gearshift control
>> At a glance.

Center console
Function Page
:
Tachometer* 92
;
Cockpit clock* 92
=
HVAC 102
?
Audio system* 98
A
Switching front fog
lamps* on/off
68
B
Central locking switch 54
C
Hazard warning flasher
switch
69
D
Switching tow-away
protection*/interior
motion sensor* on/off
49
E
Restarting TPMS button
127 Function Page
F
Switching seat heating*
on/off, passenger side
60
G
Central unlocking switch 54
H
Switching seat heating*
on/off, driver’s side
60
I
Storage tray* 111
J
Gear selector lever 82
K
Starter switch 57
L
Parking brake lever 80
M
Coin holder 110
Retractable soft top
switch
4 74
N
Cup holder 107
4
cabriolet only. Center console
27>> At a glance.
* optional

Overhead control panel
Function Page
:
Passenger front air bag
off indicator lamp 41,
162 ;
Switching interior
lighting on/off
69
=
Interior rear view mirror 62 Door control panel
Function Page
:
Inside door handle 54
;
Adjusting exterior rear
view mirrors:
Manually 61
Electrically
5 61
=
Opening and closing right
side window:
Manually 77
Electrically
5 77
?
Opening and closing left
side window:
Manually 77
Electrically
5 77
5
Model passion and BRABUS only. 28
Door control panel>> At a glance.

>> Safety.Occupant safety ................................
30
Panic alarm ..................................... 45
Driving safety systems .......................46
Anti-theft systems ............................ 48

Occupant safety
Introduction
The smart vehicle is equipped with seat
belts
and dual stage air bags to protect you
in a crash. However, children can be killed
or seriously injured by an inflating air
bag. Indeed, there is a stronger risk of
serious death or bodily injury when an air
bag deploys on a child positioned in a
rear-facing child seat in the passenger
seat. Because this vehicle has only two
front seats and no backseat, it is limited
as are other two-seat vehicles, in the
extent to which it may restrain children
traveling in the passenger front seat. Many
states have laws against placing children
of certain ages in the front seat of a
vehicle that has both front and back seats.
Those laws make exceptions to permit
children to be restrained in the front seat
of two seat vehicles. Special instructions
and warnings are provided below about
when and if you may restrain a child in the
passenger seat of the smart vehicle. Under
certain circumstances, it is appropriate
for the passenger air bag not to operate
when a child is restrained in a car seat in
the passenger seat, and this vehicle is
equipped with technology to accomplish
this. Please pay very close attention to the
instructions and warnings below,
particularly as they relate to children.
In this section you will learn the most
important facts about the restraint system
components of the vehicle.
The restraint systems are:
R Seat belts ( Y page 31)
R Child restraints ( Y page 43) Additional protection potential is
provided by:
R
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
with
- Air bags (Y page 33)
- Air bag control unit (with crash
sensors)
- Emergency Tensioning Devices and
seat belt force limiters

(Y page 33)
R Air bag system components with
-Passenger front air bag off indicator
lamp (Y page 41)
- Passenger seat with Occupant
Classification System (OCS)
(Y page 39)
Although independent systems, their
protective functions work in conjunction
with each other.
i For information on infants and
children traveling with you in the
vehicle and restraint systems for infants
and children, see “Children in the
vehicle” ( Y page 42).
The SRS system conducts a self-test when
the ignition is switched on and in regular
intervals while the engine is running. This
facilitates detection of malfunctions. The
SRS indicator lamp 6 in the instrument
cluster comes on when the ignition is
switched on and goes out after
approximately four seconds.
The SRS components are in operational
readiness if the SRS indicator lamp 6
is not lit when the engine is running.
A malfunction in the system has been
detected if the SRS indicator lamp 6
R fails to go out after approximately 4
seconds after the ignition was switched
on
R does not come on at all
R comes on after the engine was started or
while driving 30
Occupant safety
>> Safety.